Door-hanger



(No Model.)

0. SEELY. DOOR HANGER.

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DOOR-H ANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 558,704, dated April21, 1896.

Application filed June 14,1895 Serial No. 552,828. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, OBADIAH SEELY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Door- IIanger; and I do hereby declarethat the following, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention.

My invention relates to improvements in single-track doorhangers, andhas special reference to the manner in which the hangerframe isconnected to the door-plate, so that the connection between them shallbe strong and adjustment of the door easy. As hangers of this type areto-day made principally of steel, it is necessary to make themas lightand simple as possible, doing away with all unnecessary metal, and yetpreserving a sufficient degree of strength and rigidity.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which the same letters refer to corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved doorhanger. Fig. 2 is an endelevation. Fig. 3 is a corresponding end elevation of one of the forkedposts detached from door-plate. Fig. Ll is a top plan view of one of theforked posts and a portion of the door-plate.

A indicates the hanger-frame, composed of double rails or bearing-platesB B, end bars G G, inwardly curved and reinforced by ribs O O and braceD, all as best shown in Fig. l. The bearingplates B B are provided withslots Z) o, which afford an antifriction-bearing for journals E E ofroller F, running on track g.

vEnd bars G G are formed with offset G for the purpose of avoiding trackg, and have enlarged upper ends G2, provided with lateral extensions cc' for attaching the double-rail members B B.

The lower member of the hanger, being the part screwed to the door,consists of doorplate I and two similar forked posts K K, attached todoorplate I by means of downward extensions 71; 7c', firmly wedged inslots in the door-plate. Each post K K is formed with the peculiarslanting forks k 7c, arranged with just enough space between them toadmit freely the lower ends of end bars G G, which are provided with engaging-pins P l). These pins, extending laterally, bridge the spacebetween the forks 7c 7a and rest against the inclined surfaces 7a2 7a2,provided on the under side of forks 7c 7o, against which these pins P Pslide as the connecting-screw S is turned in one direction or the other.By this engagement of pins P P with surfaces k2 k2 is sustained theweight of the door Q, depending from door-plate I.

The forked posts by which the lower inember or door-plate of the hangerand the door attached thereto are sustained are of a new and peculiarform and are adapted to be light and cheap, and yet yin connection withthe engaging-pins to sustain the door strongly and firmly. These postsare formed each with the widened base m m, the strengthening-rib n, andthe downwardly-depending lug lo', adapted to be wedged in a slot in thebaseplate.

A screw S is provided, having a head T and engaging with socket N on thelower member of the door-hanger and withascrew-threaded socket M on theupper member. The purpose of this screw is to connect the lower memberpositively to the upper member and for adj usting the height of thedoor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is-

In a single-track door-hanger the combina tion of the hanger-frame,having transverse pins extending outwardly on each side of the end barsat their lower ends, and the doorplate having on its upper face forengaging with said pins the posts K K, each provided withupwardly-extending inclined forks 7c la, strengthening-rib n, widenedbase m and lug 7o adapted to be wedged in slot in door-plate,substantially as described and shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of twoattesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 3d day of June, 1895.

OBADIAI-I SEELY.

Witnesses:

M. ELLA SKINNER, .ALFRED WILKINSON.

